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package org.lwjgl.opencl;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Instances of this class can be used to execute native kernels. clEnqueueNativeKernel will build
 * the its arguments automatically, in a way that allows <code>execute</code> to receive an array
 * of ByteBuffers, pointing to cl_mem objects in global memory. The ByteBuffer objects should not
 * be used outside the handleMessage method.
 *
 * @author Spasi
 * @see CL10#clEnqueueNativeKernel
 * @see #execute(java.nio.ByteBuffer[])
 */
public abstract class CLNativeKernel extends CLCallback {

	protected CLNativeKernel() {
		super(CallbackUtil.getNativeKernelCallback());
	}

	/**
	 * Implement this method to execute an action on cl_mem objects in global memory.
	 *
	 * @param memobjs an array of ByteBuffers pointing to cl_mem global memory.
	 */
	protected abstract void execute(ByteBuffer[] memobjs);

}